Category: The Nation – Nigeria

The Renewed Hope Student Housing Project, a flagship initiative of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, is set to deliver over 38,400 world-class student hostel bed spaces across 24 tertiary institutions before the end of next year.

The project – a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) spearheaded by the Federal Government in collaboration with Family Homes Funds Limited (FHFL), the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), and Africa Plus Partners Nigeria Limited – aims to improve students’ living standards and revitalize infrastructure across universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education nationwide.

According to the project promoters, each Renewed Hope Student Hostel will feature 1,600 bed spaces, comprising 400 ensuite rooms equipped with study tables and chairs, four reading rooms, a common room, cafeteria and restaurants, laundromat, grocery shops, salons, and public toilets.

Construction has commenced in six institutions across the country. In the North, the project is ongoing at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi; and FCT College of Education, Zuba. In the South, work is progressing at Sikiru Adetona College of Education, Science and Technology, Ogun; Akwa Ibom State University; and College of Education, Warri.

The hostels at Akwa Ibom State University and College of Education, Warri are nearing completion and are expected to be commissioned soon. Each 1,600-bed facility, built to international standards, will provide safe, affordable, and modern living spaces designed to support academic excellence.

FHFL Managing Director, Mr. Abdul Mutallab Mukhtar, described the upcoming commissioning as a ‘landmark achievement’ for Nigeria’s higher education system.

‘By providing modern, safe, and affordable hostels, we are ensuring that students have the right environment to live and learn while reducing the stress and risks associated with inadequate accommodation,’ he said.

Beyond the six active sites, construction is set to begin in eight more institutions across all six geopolitical zones, moving the programme closer to its goal of ensuring decent accommodation for every student in public tertiary institutions.

With Nigeria’s public tertiary student population exceeding 2.1 million – and fewer than 15 percent currently having access to on-campus housing – the Renewed Hope Student Housing Programme stands out as a transformative, job-creating, and investment-attracting intervention designed to boost academic performance and economic growth nationwide.

‘As commissioning in Warri and Akwa Ibom approaches and progress continues nationwide, the Renewed Hope Student Housing Programme is steadily reshaping the face of campus life in Nigeria. Family Homes Funds remains committed to delivering safe and affordable hostels across the six geopolitical zones, ensuring that more students can look forward to studying and living in an environment that supports their growth and success.’

He further said, ‘Those nearing commissioning by December 2025 include : College of Education , Warri , Akwa Ibom State University. Under construction, with commissioning set for September 2026 are: Federal Polytechnic Bauchi, Sikiru Adetona College of Education Science and Technology, Fct College of Education , Zuba and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

‘The next phase, which starts October 2025 with October 2026 as set date for commissioning include: Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Ebonyi State University, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic, Federal University , Lafia, Benue State University , Makurdi, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University and Gombe State University.’

The former southeast spokesman to President Bola Tinubu, Denge. Josef Onoh has told former vice President Atiku Abubakar his commentary on the resigned minister for Innovation Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji was a hypothetical outburst lacing in morality.

Atiku had condemned the Federal Government over the certificate forgery allegation against Nnaji, saying that what should have been a national shame was disguised as voluntary resig­nation.

Onoh in a statement in Abuja said Atiku’s statement was a tirade against President Tinubu and his administration, adding that Atiku exhibits desperate political ploy and grotesque display of hypocrisy.

He accused Atiku of an ugly past and ethical lapses that would make any true patriot recoil in disgust.

‘How dare you pontificate on moral crises, while your past reeks of scandals that have repeatedly stained Nigeria’s public trust? The audacity is breathtaking. As a private citizen with no stake in the corridors of power you invited moral burden, you lack the moral authority, nay, the basic integrity, to lecture anyone on deception or accountability. Your words are not a clarion call for justice; they are the hollow echoes of a perennial loser grasping at straws to distract from his own irrelevance.

‘Let us dissect your sanctimonious statement with the cold precision it deserves, grounded firmly in the immutable provisions of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended). You feign outrage over Mr. Nnaji’s voluntary resignation, claiming it masks a national shame and that he should have been summarily dismissed and prosecuted, yet, you conveniently ignore that President Tinubu’s swift acceptance of the resignation barely 72 hours after credible investigative reports surfaced, demonstrates precisely the accountability you pretend to champion,’ Onoh admonished.

He stated that under Section 147(1) of the Constitution, the President has the unfettered discretion to appoint and remove ministers at his pleasure, subject only to Senate confirmation for appointments,, which placed no constitutional bar against resignation as a dignified exit.

He said that the President’s action aligns with the ethical imperatives of public service outlined in the Fifth Schedule, Part I (Code of Conduct for Public Officers), which emphasizes integrity and avoidance of conflicts that erode public confidence.

He stressed that Nnaji’s prompt exit, prompted by a thorough media investigation, revealing discrepancies in his University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) degree and NYSC certificate, upholds the public service code which the University of Nigeria confirmed that Nnaji never graduated, and NYSC disavowed his discharge certificate-facts that triggered his resignation on October 7, 2025, without the need for protracted drama.

‘You demand prosecution? Fine, let the wheels of justice turn. The Criminal Code Act (applicable in southern Nigeria, including Enugu where Mr. Nnaji hails from) under Sections 465-467 criminalizes forgery of official documents, punishable by up to 14 years imprisonment. The Penal Code (northern equivalent) mirrors this in Sections 362-366. Additionally, the Fifth Schedule, Part I, Paragraph 11 mandates asset and credential declarations, with breaches constituting ‘misconduct’ under Paragraph 3(d), including false declaration of assets and liabilities.

‘If investigations by the EFCC or ICPC-agencies you once undermined-uncover intent, prosecution will follow, as it should for any public officer. But your selective amnesia is telling: Where was this zeal when your own allies forged paths through similar shadows? President Tinubu’s administration has not condoned forgery as state policy. It has enforced accountability, unlike the Obasanjo era you helped orchestrate, where scandals festered under your watch.

‘Now, to the heart of your hypocrisy: You smear President Tinubu as a man of questionable identity and alleged forgery, dredging up the Chicago State University (CSU) saga as if it were unresolved. The facts bury you here. In October 2023, following a U.S. court order you yourself petitioned for, CSU released President Tinubu’s full academic records, confirming he enrolled in August 1977, majored in Accounting, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in June 1979.

‘The university’s registrar, Caleb Westberg, deposed under oath that the replacement certificate Tinubu submitted to INEC matches CSU’s 1979 format, as verified against seven contemporaneous diplomas. Section 131(1)(d) of the Constitution requires presidential candidates to be educated up to at least School Certificate level or its equivalent-a threshold Tinubu not only meets but exceeds, as affirmed by CSU’s official transcripts and the Supreme Court’s dismissal of your petition in October 2023.

‘Your contradictory claims under oath are fiction; the records show consistency in identity (Bola A. Tinubu) and attendance. The U.S. Supreme Court denied your appeal in 2024, closing this chapter. To persist is not advocacy-it’s defamation, prosecutable under Section 375 of the Criminal Code for false statements calculated to injure reputation.

‘But oh, Atiku, the mirror you shatter reflects your own fractured visage far more cruelly. You, who accuse others of institutionalizing falsehood, stand as a monument to corruption that the Constitution abhors. Recall the Fifth Schedule, Part I, Paragraph 2: ‘A public officer shall not put himself in a position where his personal interest conflicts with his duties. You embodied this breach repeatedly. In 2006, as Vice President, a Senate ad-hoc committee indicted you for diverting over $145 million from PTDF funds to private interests, recommending prosecution-a grave violation of Paragraph 3(c) on bribery and corruption.

‘The EFCC, under Nuhu Ribadu, declared you unfit for public office, echoing the Code of Conduct Tribunal’s mandate under Paragraph 18(1) to punish such ‘misconduct’ with dismissal or bans. You fled to Dubai, only returning when political winds shifted.

‘Fast-forward to 2010: A U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations report exposed how your wife, Jennifer Douglas, laundered over $40 million in suspect funds into U.S. banks during your VP tenure-funds traced to Nigerian public coffers.

‘This implicated you in money laundering, contravening Section 15(1) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act and the Constitution’s anti-corruption ethos in Section 15(5). You were even linked to a bribery scandal that imprisoned U.S. Congressman William Jefferson, per the same report.

‘Your 2023 presidential bid unearthed more rot: Whistleblower Michael Achimugu’s recordings revealed you boasting of siphoning N100 million from the Ecological Fund Office via Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) like Marine Float Limited-classic embezzlement under Section 308 of the Penal Code. HEDA petitioned the EFCC and CCB for probe; Festus Keyamo sued you at the Federal High Court (FHC/ABJ/CS/84/2023) to compel investigation. Even your son-in-law, Abdullahi Babalele, dodged money laundering charges in 2020 for funneling $140,000 to influence elections-echoes of your playbook. And let’s not forget the 1984 suitcases scandal: As Customs Area Comptroller, you waved through 53 undeclared suitcases of cash at Murtala Muhammed Airport, a blatant breach of fiduciary duty under the Code of Conduct.

‘These are not whispers; they are documented indictments, Atiku. The Constitution’s Fifth Schedule, Paragraph 12, requires allegations of such breaches to go to the Code of Conduct Bureau-yet you evaded scrutiny time and again, shielded by political patronage. You call for an independent investigation into the FEC’s credentials, starting with Tinubu? Pot, meet kettle. The DSS’s clearance of nominees, including Nnaji, is a procedural lapse we own and have corrected-but your demand reeks of sabotage, not sincerity. Section 146(b) allows the President to fill vacancies swiftly; Tinubu has, appointing a substantive replacement without delay. Your pattern of sour grapes- from 2007 (when EFCC barred you) to 2023 (when you lost fairly)-exposes this as electioneering theater, not statesmanship.

‘Nigerians see through you, Atiku. While President Tinubu builds on his verified credentials to steer Nigeria toward renewed hope, you peddle division from the sidelines. Retract your baseless smears, or better yet, submit yourself to the EFCC for the probes you dodged. Only then might your voice on morality ring less like a forgery itself. The Constitution demands better-from all of us. It starts with silencing hypocrites and statesman turned salesman like you,’ Onoh berated.

The House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina in the United States has honoured the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, with African Leadership Public Service Excellence Award for Solid Minerals Development and Sectoral Reform.

The U.S. lawmakers said the award was in recognition of his exemplary contributions to governance, public service, and reforms in Nigeria’s solid minerals sector.

The honour was conferred on him during the African Leadership Public Service Excellence Awards, organised by Africa Leadership Magazine at the Proshansky Auditorium, City University of New York, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

A statement yesterday in Abuja by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori, said Dr. Rosalyn Henderson-Myers, a member of the parliament who presented the award, applauded the minister’s transformational leadership in repositioning Nigeria’s mining industry for global competitiveness.

The statement noted that the organisers of the award also announced that the South Carolina legislature had passed a formal motion of recognition, signed by the Speaker, G. Murrel-Smith Jr., and Clerk, Charles Reid, acknowledging Alake’s distinguished record as a journalist, strategist, and public administrator.

Presenting the award, Henderson-Myers said: ‘We, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, commend you on your contributions to Nigerian politics and wish you success in all your future endeavours ‘

In the citation presented by Aaron T. Manaigo, former Republican State Senator from New York, the lawmaker chronicled Alake’s four-decade journey across journalism, politics, and public administration.

‘Dr. Alake began his professional journey as a writer and columnist before serving as Adviser on Information to the late Chief M.K.O. Abiola.

He later worked with the pro-democracy movements that birthed Nigeria’s Fourth Republic and served as the Special Adviser on Information to then-Governor Bola Tinubu, now President of Nigeria Today, as Minister, he has redefined leadership in the solid minerals sector,’ Manaigo said.

Receiving the award, Alake thanked the organisers and the South Carolina legislature for the recognition, promising not to lower the standards of governance and accountability that earned him the honour.

‘This recognition further strengthens our resolve to continue transforming Nigeria’s solid minerals sector through transparency, innovation, and value addition,’ he said.

National advocacy group, Polivox, has hailed the transformation in Niger Delta under Dr. Dennis Otuaro, saying his approach is a strategic reintegration model reshaping the regionand reinforcing security.

In a statement: ‘From Arms to Algorithms: How Otuaro’s Stewardship Is Scripting a New Future for Niger Delta,’ the group said Otuaro, who heads Presidential Amnesty Programme, has moved the region from pacification to prosperity in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope.

Otuaro inherited a programme at a crossroads, but he introduced ‘Otuaro Doctrine’ a shift from stipends to investment in education and sustainable entrepreneurship.

‘This is not just about giving a man a fish, or even teaching him how to fish,’ a senior official explained.

‘It is about training him to master marine engineering, aquaculture technology, and global export logistics.

Dr. Otuaro sees these former agitators and youths not as beneficiaries, but as future architects of Niger Delta’s economic diversification.’

The statement said Amnesty has deployed more than 160 international scholars in 2025 to study Cybersecurity, Data Science, Marine Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Renewable Energy, with hundreds of onshore students in Nigerian universities.

Polivox said these investments are strategic measures, arguing that turning former agitators into engineers and data scientists helps dismantle the foundations of unrest and build a lasting culture of peace.

It noted peace and stability under Otuaro have raised oil output and national revenue.

ýNigeria’s first-choice goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye, is set to return to action in the Italian Serie A next week after serving a suspension for his alleged involvement in a betting-related incident.

ýThe Udinese Calcio shot-stopper was banned in late July after being found guilty of intentionally earning a yellow card during a league match against Lazio – an act reportedly linked to a betting scheme.

ýFollowing months on the sidelines, Okoye has now been cleared to re-join the squad. His teammate and fellow goalkeeper, Daniele Padelli, confirmed the news during ‘Udinese Tonight,’ a weekly football show on TV12.

ýPadelli disclosed that the Nigerian international remained focused and in excellent shape throughout his suspension.

ý’He’s been training hard, as if he was playing every week, maybe even more than before,’ Padelli said. ‘He used the time to work on small details. Now that the suspension is over, it’s up to the coach to decide who starts.’

ýIn a light-hearted comment, Padelli added:ý’The only sure thing is that I’ll drop further down the pecking order,’ he joked. ‘Maduka has a strong personality, he doesn’t let pressure get to him.’

ýOkoye’s return comes as a timely boost for Udinese, who have struggled for consistency in goal since his absence. It also offers renewed hope for Nigeria’s Super Eagles ahead of the forthcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has allayed fears in certain quarters on next year’s Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE).

Addressing reporters yesterday in Lagos during the council’s sensitisation campaign on the CB-WASSCE ahead of next year’s examination, the Head of the WAEC National Office, Dr. Amos Dangut, said every candidate who registered for the CB-WASSCE 2026 would write the exam seamlessly, whether in Nigeria or abroad.

The sensitisation took place at the national offices in Yaba, Ojo, Ikeja, Ikorodu, Maryland, and Surulere.

The WAEC chief said the sensitisation was imperative to ensure that candidates and schools were fully aware of what to expect.

He said they would also get a chance to practise with the system.

Dangut said the council was poised to ensure the timeliness of examination, credibility of examinations, stressing that the CBT mode will reduce fraud and examination malpractice.

‘Some people are still doubting, some people are still wondering whether this CB-WASSCE is a reality or not. Even though we have started, we have done five examinations.

‘Every candidate who registers for CB-WASSCE 2026 will write their examination. Whether he is offshore or he is onshore, whether he is in the UK or elsewhere, as long as you register for our exam, you will write this exam. And CB-WASSCE is the way to go. It’s the future of exams. And we are here today,’ he said.

According to him, the full deployment of the Computer-Based Examination will not only reduce fraud and malpractice but prevent any form of logistical challenge.

‘We have done it. Records are there. All five examinations were conducted using computer-based examinations. There is a low rate of examination malpractice, and there is higher performance of candidates. So what are we to be afraid of? So, let us take the message to our stakeholders,’ Dangut added.

The WAEC chief also dispelled the rumours that the examination body had removed some subjects on its Continuous Assessment (CASS) portal.

He said WAEC does not act arbitrarily, adding that various stakeholders mandated the council to do away with some trade subjects.

‘For example, auto merchandising. If you leave it in the CASS portal, of what use is it going to be? This is because those trade subjects that the government has removed have ceased to exist. So, if you leave them in the CASS portal and they put scores, what is it going to serve? It’s of no effect at all,’ Dangut said.

He added that the names of some of the subjects have been modified, but the content remains the same.

‘WAEC is responsible, law-abiding and prompt to take action. We are ready to place Nigeria among the comity of people that are promptly utilising technology, in this case, computer technology for education and an advanced assessment,’ he added.

Sir: The elderly love to talk about the ‘good old days’ in Nigeria: Streets supposedly gleamed with honesty, neighbours were paragons of virtue, and history was a neatly bound novel of saints and patriots. The young listen, hypnotized by nostalgia, almost convinced that rascals were extinct back then.

Ah, but the good old days were never good. They were messy, morally bankrupt, and populated by architects of chaos-the very men who could rig elections, loot public coffers, and disappear into impunity as if wrapped in invisibility cloaks. The nostalgia is a clever disguise, hiding a rot that has seeped through generations like oil in a leaky pipeline.

Excessive greed has always been Nigeria’s national sport. From colonial collaborators to post-independence politicians, every kleptocrat, every kakistocrat, every ‘big man’ in a suit has fed on it. Impunity is the soil in which this greed grows, nurturing corruption like weeds strangling the roots of progress. Where consequences are absent, embezzlement becomes an art form, and morality evaporates faster than promises before an election.

Consider the political theatre: governors, senators, and ministers strut like peacocks in public, their feathers dazzling the electorate. Behind closed doors, they clutch contracts, budgets, and public resources, performing a choreography perfected over decades. The judiciary winks; regulatory agencies yawn. And the ordinary citizen? Left to marvel at headlines, shrug at scandals, and mutter, ‘Well, at least it’s not worse.’

Nigeria’s ‘good old days’ nostalgia is especially delicious because it is self-serving. Those who speak fondly of history were often the very gardeners who planted the weeds, the potters who moulded the mud, the conductors of a symphony of avarice and impunity. They polish history like varnished skulls, leaving hollow memories dressed in sepia-toned lies.

Impunity is not inert. It is a living, breathing creature. It slides into ministries like a cat, flirts with politicians like a siren, whispers to bureaucrats with intimate charm, and giggles as commissions, audits, and anti-graft agencies fail spectacularly. It thrives in Nigeria because we let it, celebrate it, and occasionally film it for viral TikTok.

Take the elections. Take the looted pensions, the missing infrastructure funds, the unbuilt hospitals, the collapsed bridges, the schools that look like post-apocalyptic sets. All evidence of impunity’s subtle genius. It grows stronger with every unprosecuted scandal, every delayed court case, every public official who leaves office with pockets lined and conscience empty.

And yet, the nostalgia persists. It comforts the old and seduces the young. It whispers: ‘Look, not everything is corrupt; the past was cleaner.’ But it wasn’t. History is riddled with rascals who looted, lied, and laughed while ordinary Nigerians bore the consequences. The difference today is transparency and social media-the corruption is more visible, but so too is the impunity.

The solution is not comforting. Confronting impunity in Nigeria is like confronting a dragon: patient, cunning, and terrifyingly seductive. It demands courage, transparency, accountability, and the political will of citizens who refuse to be silenced by nostalgia or seduced by patronage. Shine light into every shadowed corner. Demand justice where none exists. Celebrate integrity where it struggles. And stop applauding rascals in tweed and tailored suits, however polished their speeches.

The good old days exist only in memory, a sepia-tinted hallucination. Nigeria’s challenge is to cultivate integrity in the soil history has left-however infested it may be. Only then can we break the chain of impunity, ensuring that the rascals of today do not become the nostalgia of tomorrow.

Because impunity thrives not on history’s mistakes but on our willingness to forget them. And in Nigeria, if we forget, the cycle continues: embezzlement, scandals, and rhetoric, all performed with the theatrical grace of actors in a tragicomedy we call politics.

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) yesterday urged the Federal Government to end attacks against Christians and bring perpetrators to justice.

The umbrella Christian body said this in a statement by Archbishop Daniel Okoh.

CAN said the association had followed the recent discourse with ‘deep concern,’ emphasising the need to ‘speak clearly, truthfully, and with compassion’ at such a critical time.

‘CAN affirms, without hesitation, that many Christian communities in parts of Nigeria, especially in the North, have suffered severe attacks, loss of life, and the destruction of places of worship,’ Okoh said.

He described the situation as a painful reminder of the urgent need for government and security agencies to act decisively to protect every citizen.

Okoh detailed the association’s sustained and multi-year efforts to draw international attention to the persecution, including establishing mechanisms to document religiously-motivated killings, engaging with global partners, and writing to the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

He expressed frustration that the efforts have yielded little result from the authorities.

‘Our concern remains that these cries for justice and protection are too often met with delay or denial.

‘We therefore renew our call on government and security agencies to take urgent, transparent, and equitable action to end the killings, safeguard vulnerable Christian communities from displacement, and ensure that perpetrators face the full weight of the law,’ he said.

Okoh, who stressed the human tragedy behind the violence, stated that the pain of Christian families torn apart by violence must never be treated as mere statistics.

Acknowledging the government’s existing efforts in tackling the nation’s security challenges, the CAN leader said they should be redoubled towards equitable protection for all, calling for perpetrators to be brought swiftly and transparently to justice.

He said: ‘Nigeria’s healing will not come from denial or blame, but from courage: the courage to face our collective failures, to grieve together, and to rebuild trust within our communities. Only then can our nation rise from its wounds and embrace a future of genuine peace.’

Supporters of Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, have congratulated Professor Joash Amupitan on his appointment as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The group, under the aegis of the Obidient Movement, expressed optimism that Amupitan’s leadership would usher in a new era of credibility and transparency in Nigeria’s electoral process.

In a statement jointly signed by Yunusa Tanko, National Coordinator, and Nana Kazaure, Director of Strategic Communications and Media, the movement commended President Bola Tinubu for the appointment and extended its warm felicitations to the new INEC chairman.

‘As we reflect on the experiences of past INEC chairmen, we are hopeful that your tenure will mark a significant milestone in the electoral history of Nigeria,’ the statement read.

‘We look forward to reforms that will enhance the credibility, freedom, and fairness of our elections, particularly as we approach the 2027 General Elections.

‘We wish you a successful tenure and pray for God’s guidance and protection as you navigate the challenges of this critical office. Congratulations once again, and we look forward to a new era of electoral excellence under your leadership.’

The Presidency has lashed out at Omoyele Sowore over his plan to stage a protest march to the Presidential Villa, Abuja for the release of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.

Sowore is the publisher of the online news outlet, Sahara Reporters and was the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 elections.

In a post on his verified X handle, @aonanuga1956, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, described Sowore as ‘an anarchist masquerading as a rights activist,’ accusing him of attempting to incite disorder under the guise of a protest.

Sowore announced that the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow demonstration would hold on October 20 at 7 a.m., calling it a ‘historic’ protest to press for Kanu’s release.

Reacting, Onanuga said the move was a deliberate attempt to undermine the rule of law, warning that the IPOB leader’s ongoing trial on charges of treason must be allowed to run its lawful course.

‘You are nothing more than an anarchist masquerading as a rights activist. You very well know that Nnamdi Kanu is facing trial for treason, and yet you want to cause a breakdown of law and order by mobilising for a protest. Is this the kind of revolution you envisage for Nigeria, where the rule of law will be violated and your idea of justice would be the law of the jungle?’ the presidential aide wrote.

Onanuga also criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for expressing support for the planned protest, describing his stance as opportunistic and irresponsible for a statesman of his standing.

‘I am surprised that ex-VP Atiku Abubakar, who is always opportunistic, has supported the planned mob action. As a statesman, he should know better that matters of justice are not resolved on the streets but in the law court,’ he said.

The presidential spokesman reaffirmed that while the judicial process in Kanu’s case may appear slow, the administration remains committed to due process and the rule of law.

‘While the wheel of justice can sometimes be grindingly slow, partly caused by Kanu’s lawyers, Nnamdi Kanu will eventually get the justice he deserves for his alleged transgressions,’ Onanuga added.